TANPOPO.
5665 N LINCOLN AVE · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO
2 of 3 inspections passed, 1 failed. 2 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JUL 102013PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
Found food items not properly dated/labeled in walk in cooler, reach in cooler and reach in freezer, must date and label food items in walk in cooler, reach in cooler, and reach in freezer.
cooler shelving that peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
Light shields in kitchen prep area not clean, need detailed cleaning.
Exhaust vents(ventilation) in kitchen prep area, coolers, and bathrooms not clean, need cleaning.
DEC 282012PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT PREP AREAS AND STORAGE AREAS.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT WALLS AT MAIN KITCHENS, EMPLOYEE AND WOMENS WASHROOM.
MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK.
DEC 142012FAILED10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY INSTALL A EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT/COLD WATER AND SPLASH GUARDS AT FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA.
OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BLACK MOLD-LIKE DEPOSITS ON INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ICE AND CLEAN/SANITIZE UNIT.
OBSERVED AVIDENCE OF MICE ACTIVITY ON FLOOR BEHIND ONE DOOR COOLER IN KITCHEN AND ON STORAGE SHELVES UNDER PREP COUNTER AT FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA. OVEN 20 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS AND CALL PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE.
OBSERVED THE 3PART SINK AT THE MIDDLE PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED, WATAR SEEPAGE/SEEPING FROM MIDDLE COMPARTMENT TO RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE DIVIDER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/MUST BE WELDED OR REPLACE.
INSTRUCTED, CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ON STORAGE SHELVES.
BROKEN GASKETS ON TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLER MUST BE REPLACED AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AT FRONT SUSHI PREP AREA.
OBSERVED DUST AND FOOD PARTICLES ON EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, SUSHI AREA SHELVES, ICE MACHINE, EQUIPMENT THRU-OUT PREMISES.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS AT PREP AREAS AND STORAGE AREAS, AND REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT PREP AREAS.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT WALLS AT MAIN KITCHENS, EMPLOYEE AND WOMENS WASHROOMS, CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT MAIN KITCHEN.
INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY INSTALL MOP SINK WITH HOT/COLD WATER AND BACK FLOW PREVENTER AND SEAL RUSTY GREASE TRAP UNDER MAIN KITCHEN 3PART SINK.
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